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At least France is trying to be on the right side of history.......for a change

Unbiased1:
People don't know that this war is a huge source of income for Hamas and UNWRA. No humanitarian crisis means no donations so Hamas prefers Palestinians to keep dying to keep the aid money flowing. Yasser Arafat died and left 4 billion dollars for his family without owning a single business. Where do you think all that money came from? Palestinians are what we call "forever refugees". The day they seize to be refugees, their aid money stops coming which means no money for their corrupt leaders to spend while living in Qatar and Turkey.

Israel has already cleared up 80% of Gaza for a so-called buffer zone and is now marching into Dier a bala which is one of the last few Gazan neighbourhoods that have not really felt any major impact in this war. Israel will soon crush whatever is left of Gaza, let's see how they get a Palestinian state when Israel controls 90% of Gaza and over 65% of the West Bank.

What people don’t know? No. what YOU don’t know is that this war has never been about aid scams or corrupt leaders in Qatar. That’s just lazy propaganda to distract from the real agenda: wiping Gaza off the map and making a Palestinian state impossible. Israel isn’t “clearing buffer zones”, it’s bulldozing homes, bombing civilians, and starving people into submission. That’s not defense, it’s ethnic cleansing in broad daylight.

UNRWA exists because Palestinians were expelled and never allowed back. You can’t blame people for being refugees when the very state that displaced them refuses to let them return. That’s like burning someone’s house down and then mocking them for living in a tent.

And please spare us the recycled Arafat story, meanwhile, Netanyahu and his cronies are under corruption charges right now, and Israel is getting billions in US taxpayer money to flatten schools and hospitals. But sure, keep ranting about “aid money” while kids in Gaza are eating grass to survive.
This isn’t about Hamas getting rich, it’s about Israel using every excuse to drag this war out, crush Gaza completely, and make sure Palestine stays a dream. The only people getting rich off this war are weapons manufacturers and the politicians who profit endless bloodshed.
So yeah, that’s what people don’t know. Or maybe they do, and they’re just too comfortable ignoring it because agenda must agend - Western media been working overtime and people gobble it down their throat without historical facts.

Honestly, it’s hard not to see the US and Israel walking out of the Doha talks as more of a political move than a breakdown caused solely by Hamas. The language from the US envoy calling Hamas "selfish" and not acting in good faith, feels more like a setup to shift blame than a genuine reflection of the negotiation dynamics. Especially since even Israeli officials admitted there was “no collapse” and Hamas said they were still keen to continue.

Let’s not forget the wider context. The US keeps invoking Oct 7, a horrific day, no doubt, but ignores the decades of occupation, blockade, and dispossession that created this powder keg in the first place. Macron’s statement about recognising Palestine may feel like a slap to some in Israel, but it’s more of a long-overdue correction than an insult. Recognition of Palestinian rights shouldn’t be held hostage by one violent episode, as terrible as it was.

And then there’s the so-called "Trump Gaza" vision which is a Dubai-style redevelopment that can only happen once Gaza is cleared of resistance and much of its population weakened or displaced. It’s not conspiracy theory; there are actual reports that some elites have eyes on Gaza’s coast for future projects. That won’t happen unless the current devastation continues. So yes, the US dragging its feet on a ceasefire might align with those long-term plans, whether it’s about political leverage, Iran containment, or future business opportunities.

Meanwhile, civilians are dying by the thousands, starving, and being shot trying to get food. The US keeps backing Israel under the pretext of fighting Hamas, but the human cost is staggering. At some point, you have to ask: is this still about hostages and security, or is something much larger and darker playing out?

If Palestine is truly to be treated as a sovereign state, why should it be denied the very right all sovereign states possess i.e., the right to self-defense and military capability while Israel maintains overwhelming military power? Recognition without equality is hollow but I guess at least we're getting somewhere with soon-to-be irrelevant France coming out to make a statement.

That's a carpet viper. Highly venomous, if bitten and medical care is not sought instantly, it's unfortunate victim would die within 1-3 days of blood clots, multiple organ failure, tissue decay, internal and external bleeding.

bada007:
I think everyone is getting this wrong i wanna protect my dog not cage him all the time this small and cute breeds are susceptible to theft so he would be free most of the time just when am not around and i want to control his feeding not just let anyone feed him anything

Understandable but I would suggest something like a play pen instead of a cage. A caged puppy will have behavioural and psychological issues that you can't reverse no matter how well you train the dog.

Do NOT cage a dog!
Do NOT cage a dog!!
Do NOT cage a dog!!! For fvck sake. Why?!?!

I stopped going to church because I asked myself why I am a christian, I went back in history precolonial period, I found out the real reason why christianity was brought to Africa (It's not to "save your soul" by the way). I dug out valuable information about my root and heritage and I found the answers. I didn't only find answers, I found myself. I was born again. Christianity doesn't belong to Africa, not to even mention that the vast majority of churches in Nigeria are nothing but business ventures and drama clubs, just vibes and hallelujah.

EponObi:
I want to see how they will twist this to smear Tulumbu and Nigeria and paint Traore as the best thing to ever come out of Africa.

I can't even imagine how much this guy is spending on influencers all over Africa to push propaganda. The sad thing is that Nigerian influencers are among those paid - Tayo Aina and co; many Odordients influencers just jumped on the trend without pay for obvious reasons; they effortlessly manipulating our youths to believe the lies and deceptions coming out of Burkina faso. In what world is Burkina Faso better than Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt, even Ghana? In what world is a soldier who took power via coup good for the people? Buhari died days ago; while alive and after his death, many people said a lot of bad things about him. How many of them were arrested or assasinated? You fit try am as a Burkina Faso citizen and not disappear? It's a pity. And those they effortlessly trapped are majorly from the camp of Major General Him Tu Lie.

Outside of propaganda, where was Burkina Faso before Traore came into power? You can't even call the country a 3rd world. This is a country that has its money printed by Banque de France where at least 50% of its foreign currency reserves is in the French Treasury, bolstering France's economy and influence. A country that has long been exploited with democracy stooges facilitating the exploitation just like most African countries. You don't need to study economics to know that it is a country that is set to fail. Ever heard of the European's saying "Give them parliament but keep the bank"?

Now a junta came into power and said enough is enough, kicked out the power stealing away the future of the country and building back his country. How's that a bad thing? It's beyond ridiculous to compare Burkina Faso to Ghana, Egypt, Nigeria etc like they shared the same or similar history. It's really laughable

MatrixCircle:
Better. France wants to use the process to come in true corrupt politicians.
China doesn't have democracy. The 4 Asian giants don't.
Africa most stay away from democracy in order to develop. The west use democracy to destabilise other countries. UK practice Monarchy, use thier parliament to make and change laws every day against immigrants whom they sold democracy to destabilise thier home countries. Denmark, Canada na Monarchy disguised as democracy. Many African countries are fighting endless wars due to trying to introduce democracy which the west use to destroy the country so they can get cheap mineral resources with thier useless worthless papers in form of Dollars, Pounds and Euro. Better African countries sell thier resources through trade by Barter so we know who has more values.
See how Lybia is since they wanted to bring in democracy.
Apartheid was good for South Africa.
Nigeria in 2023 Presidential election was hijacked by foreign powers order wise it was a SCAM.

Good to see that some people actually have sense to see through the western imposed manipulation disguised as democracy.

Enugurangers:
"If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck".

Just replace duck with dictator in the above statement.

Western imposed "democracy" has taken us far in Nigeria, hasn't it? We're enjoying this democracy and our strong electoral structure is the envy of the world.

A country liberated itself from decades of colonialism, common sense dictates that its institutions, including electoral system needs to be built or reformed from ground up but this one is spewing duck allegories.

Quack quack, let's quack our way into 2027. Rinse and repeat. Quack from behind keyboard while Nigeria's future is auctioned off cheap to foreign interest.

USA and the collective West shouldn't have started this war. It's pointless, now they're paying for it and people are losing their lives.

We can quote colourful billions of dollars in trade and investments but the most important question is - Is Nigeria getting a fair deal? In most cases, the answer is no. Most of these deals were signed under less-than-transparent conditions, benefitting one party more than the other. (We don't need to guess to know which party gets the lion share and which gets the cat share).

Also how many jobs are these trade deals creating for average Nigerians? Is our economy gaining long term value or just being mined for raw resources as it has been for decades?

Beyond economics, Is USA sure they're not meddling with Nigeria's domestic and foreign policies? During elections, are they sure they don't have their own preferred candidates or strategic interests shaping outcomes behind the scenes?

RIP Buhari. Say "Hi" to Fela Kuti. I bet you've both got scores to settle.

RealityKings1:
That's a Peregrine falcon


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It's actually a Common Kestrel. Peregrine falcons are not native to Africa, although they travel to and through. If anything, it looks more like a lanner falcon than a peregrine falcon but regardless, they all belong to the falcon family including the common Kestrel which this bird certainly is.

Flows001:
STFU!
I replied to what was said!
Israel will kick the azz of any Mozlem country anyway! They've done it countless time before now, when they even had limited resources and technology..
Before you talk about US, Israel did all that before the US even became its ally, and FYI, Israel supplied IRAN with weapons during the IRAN/ IRAQ war, so technically, IRAN CANNOT sustain a war without external support

OK I get it. Seems "Mozlem country" is your problem. Before Israel launched its attack on Egypt, Jordan and Syria in 6 days or so in 1967, was there any immediate military attack on Israel? No. But they did it anyway with United Nation and USA's complicity. That's why they gained Golan Height from Syria, West Bank and East Jerusalem from Jordan and Sinai peninsula and Gaza strip from Egypt. That's justified right? Their military conquest back then is the reason the war in Gaza today is happening and just like they did then, they still want to steal more land and expand. The land that doesn't belong to them but that's Ok right? Muslim country is your problem.

And yes Israel "supplied" Iran with weapons during the Iran-Iraq war. Is that because Israel is friends with Iran? No. It's a strategic calculation because at the time, Israel viewed Saddam Hussein of Iraq as a bigger threat than Iran, because a weakened Iraq and a tied up Iran will serve Israel's interest. And hey, America supplied the weapon through Israel. Israel only served as a middleman in the arms deal. Israel don't have that military capacity, even till today. Take that to the bank.

Israel is America's proxy in that region, no more, no less.
Again, a war between Israel and Iran without outside help from both sides? Iran will plummet Israel. Take that one too to the bank.

Flows001:
What about what they did to your "almighty" Iran??

Israel dealt with 5 Arab nations at the same time, they fought war in four different fronts and still WON without even a single bullet supply from USA!

Keep Israel and Iran in an all out war and see who will win. The Jews are more ruthless in an all out war, na even USA dey even hold them back in most cases..

This is not a football match. Dummy. This is a war of aggression

Iran dealt their military installations a good blow otherwise it wouldn't have been censored. Iran would plummet them to dust and rubbles if not for big brother.

Terrorist nominating another terrorist for noble peace prize. He negotiated peace deal between Rwanda and Congo. Swapping war for resource exploitation, gaining direct access to Congo’s minerals, with Rwanda acting as a refining and export hub reducing Congo's direct control and profits from its own resources. Is that a peace deal or broad day light robbery?

He tried so hard to broker a deal between Ukraine and Russia but Putin schooling the pleb on Politics101. So much for "I'll end the war within a day" because I "know" Putin.

Good. We don't need America to invite us to discuss how to pillage how resources more. There has never be a win for Africa between the West and Africa international relations. It has always been one sided deal where America wins. I don't know what to say to colonial slaves that are pained by this development.

Good move. Russia deserves to expand its influence in Central and South Asia. This is a big statement in the face of America, Putin giving them something to think and worry about.

You're not been unreasonable. In fact you're been taken for a mug. I understand provision is central to men's role in Nigeria but hey this is the UK where both partners put heads together to share responsibilities including bills sharing.

She's taking advantage of Nigeria' system but probably won't think twice to use UK's system against you, which in both systems you're the loser. Bills sharing doesn't necessarily have to be 50-50 especially given the fact that you earn more but her not contributing nothing at all (apart from bringing food to the table) is diabolical and manipulative.

Racoon:
World Music Day; Reminisce On Some Nigeria's Old School Music

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BuqQM86Rk/

Great compilations. Proud to have all the albums of the likes of Fela Kuti and Sunny Ade.

I think any reasonable person knows no bunker buster bomb will damage a facility buried under more than 200 feet of mountain. American GBU-MOP was made to penetrate and obliterate hardened target up to 200ft of unspecified material. May prove successful for target under sand, reinforced concrete steel metal etc but rocky mountain? 🤔🤔 There's no Battle Damage Assessment or foot on ground to confirm this "obliteration" but anyway, agenda must agend.

Guestmale:
What do we now say of a group that woke up one day unprovoked entered another tribes territory and killed 1200 civilians children inclusive and abducted another 250 civilians.

I already replied you bro. But if you missed it, my initial reply to you is below -

Oh so we're starting history on October 7 now? What do we say about the decades of blockade, land seizures, apartheid policies, and repeated bombardments that led up to that? Or the thousands of Palestinian civilians, many of them children, killed long before October 7? These things are not shown to you on BBC, CNN, Sky News, MSNBC and other Western propaganda media that are shoved down your throat. You don’t trap, brutalise, and bomb a population for decades and expect peace songs in return.

Yes what Hamas did was tragic but you can’t isolate one day in history and pretend it happened in a vacuum. You’re outraged at 1,200 Israeli lives lost (as you should be), but completely silent on the 50,000+ Palestinian lives taken in the months that followed.

If human life truly matters to you, then it has to matter consistently, not just when it fits a certain narrative. Justice isn’t selective, if your empathy only activates when it’s Israelis dying, but you scroll past Palestinian corpses like it’s normal, then you’re not defending humanity my bro, you're defending a double standard. Dig a little deeper in history, not just from Oct 7.

Botragelad:
People like you are easily deceived by Islam. Why do you always behave the Islamist way?

I'm no muslim, but there's nothing wrong with Iran and any other state being an Islamic state. There are more than 8 billion people in the world with different religions, traditions, culture, ethics, way of life etc and should not be condemned because of how they choose to live their lives. Israeli propaganda will not stand here.

moscow007:
Israel psyop, we hear u and we recognize you.

The only people I blame is Nigerians that feel they do not matter in the global affairs, hence making them susceptible to propaganda and programming like this, certainly the inform people see you and you antics.

Exactly, the Nigerians you talk about are the zombies Fela sang about. Though the informed people are in the minority but we'll make sure Israeli propaganda will not get a foothold here.

Putin knows better than to play into the West’s games. Attendance isn’t about geography, it’s about impact. And Russia’s influence on the BRICS stage is undeniable whether he’s there in person or not.

arsenal33:
Piece of Gaza
Piece of Lebanon
Piece of Syria
Piece of West Bank.
Which one?

All of the above. The collective West knows the plan and of course they're allowing it to happen.

One day you’re the ride to the red carpet, the next you’re a sofa for goats and ekuke

Guestmale:
What do we now say of a group that woke up one day unprovoked entered another tribes territory and killed 1200 civilians children inclusive and abducted another 250 civilians.

Oh so we're starting history on October 7 now? What do we say about the decades of blockade, land seizures, apartheid policies, and repeated bombardments that led up to that? Or the thousands of Palestinian civilians, many of them children, killed long before October 7? These things are not shown to you on BBC, CNN, Sky News, MSNBC and other Western propaganda media that are shoved down your throat. You don’t trap, brutalise, and bomb a population for decades and expect peace songs in return.

Yes what Hamas did was tragic but you can’t isolate one day in history and pretend it happened in a vacuum. You’re outraged at 1,200 Israeli lives lost (as you should be), but completely silent on the 50,000+ Palestinian lives taken in the months that followed.

If human life truly matters to you, then it has to matter consistently, not just when it fits a certain narrative. Justice isn’t selective, if your empathy only activates when it’s Israelis dying, but you scroll past Palestinian corpses like it’s normal, then you’re not defending humanity my bro, you're defending a double standard. Dig a little deeper in history, not just from Oct 7.